Canadian striker hockey player Mike Comrie: biography, achievements, personal life

Former professional hockey player Mike Comrie officially divorced his wife. Now he is free. During the twelve-year career of the striker, the athlete managed to play for six teams.

short biography

Thirty-six years ago in Canada, September 11, was born the famous hockey player Mike Comrie. Biography and career of the athlete began in the province of Alberta in the city of Edmonton. His father, Bill, was also engaged in hockey in his younger years. He played for the team "Chicago Blackhawks", then became a businessman. Mike Comrie, whose height is 1 m 78 cm, was able to build a successful career as a central striker. At the insistence of his father, he began to attend ice hockey training at an early age. A Canadian athlete studied at the Jasper Place High School.

Beginning of the forward career

In 1999, Mike Comry participated in the NHL draft. Despite a small increase, as for a professional hockey player, he was seen by the representative of the University of Michigan club Edmonton Oilmen (Edmonton Oilers) from the city of Edmonton. The athlete was distinguished by excellent speed, good style of play in the attack, accurate pas. In the third round of draft Mike took the team from his hometown. He played at number 91. For two seasons the hockey player took part in 82 matches in the framework of the National Student Sports Association competitions.

In 2000, Mike Comrie played for the "Ice Kutenei" team at the Junior League of the Western League WHL. In the same season, the Canadian central striker first took part in the NHL in the Edmonton Oilers. In this HC he stayed until 2003. Then he was exchanged - he began to speak for the American club "Philadelphia Flyers". Here he played for one season. The hockey player took part in 21 matches and scored 4 goals. In early 2004, Mike was transferred to a professional club from Arizona called "Phoenix Coyotes". In this team, the athlete lasted three seasons. In 2005, the hockey player performed in the Swedish elite series (currently it is renamed the Swedish Hockey League).

Transitions forward from one club to another, the final of the career

In January 2007, Mike Comrie became a member of the Canadian team "Ottawa Senators." But already in half a year under the annual contract for the sum about 3,5 million dollars passes in HC "Islanders" from New York. In this team, the central defender played 117 matches, scored 28 goals and made 41 transfers. In February 2009, he was returned to Ottawa Senators. Six months later, the athlete signed an agreement with the already well-known command "Edmonton Oilers". But again I did not stay here for a long time. In 2010, he was offered a lucrative contract with the Pennsylvania HC NHL Pittsburgh Penguins. For 2010/2011 season "miniature" striker was able to hold only 21 games and score 1 goal.

The profession of a hockey player in itself implies regular injuries. Mike Comrie, at the age of 27, suffered serious hip injury. Injury bothered the athlete for five seasons. In 2012, when the hockey player was 31, he decided to abandon skates. Thus ended the career of a Canadian low central striker.

The best achievements of the striker

Mike Comrie became a participant of the World Championship three times. In 2002, he defended the honor of the Canadian national team in Sweden and scored one goal against hockey players from Slovakia. The team of white and red then reached a quarter of the final. In 2003, Mike Comrie joined the national Canadian team in Finland and won a gold medal. In the final with Sweden his team won with a score of 3: 2.

For the third time at the World Championships, the central striker appeared in 2006. Competitions of international scale took place in the Latvian capital - Riga. Then the white and red team fought in the semi-finals with Finland. But she could not become a bronze medalist, the team lost with a devastating score 0: 5 and took the 4th place. Mike Comry 2 times participated in the NHL Playoffs at the Stanley Cup. In 2007, as part of the HC "Ottawa Senators" he played in the finals, and in 2011 with the "Pittsburgh Penguins" team reached the quarter finals.

Personal life

Now on a personal front, the hockey player did not have the best time. He recently experienced a lengthy divorce case. Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie met in 2007. For three years met. In the winter of 2010, the couple played an engagement in Hawaii, and in the summer the lovers got married. The wedding ceremony was held in Santa Barbara, about 100 people attended the wedding.

During the time of cohabitation, Hilary and Mike had a son. The kid appeared two years after the wedding, March 20, 2012. He was called Luca Cruz. In 2014, the star couple has a crisis in the relationship. The actress and the hockey player decided to disperse. Divorce proceedings lasted about two years. In February 2016, they officially ceased to be husband and wife.